
Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 25, Problem 73P
Obtain an expression for the rate of increase (dV/dt) of the voltage across a charging capacitor in an RC circuit. Evaluate your result at time t = 0, and show that if the capacitor continued charging steadily at this rate, it would reach full charge in exactly one time constant.
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Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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